North 24 Parganas (India) correspondent: Portugal, in the absence of CR7, defeated Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday to move top of Group A. In the absence of the suspended star, first-half strikes from Bernardo Silva and Andre Silva plus a Diego Jota header secured victory.
The visitors who were rarely troubled throughout, took the lead after 26 minutes as Bernardo latched onto Bruno Fernandes’s deep cross to volley in at the back post. Fernandez was heavily involved again as Portugal doubled their lead, this time his cross was turned across goal by Jota for Andre Silva who tapped in from close range.
Jota then rounded off the victory 15 minutes from full-time, heading in Joto Cancelo’s centre. The victory takes Fernando Santos’s side to the top of Group A with 13 points.
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